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Is there a plan for Rio de Janeiro?

Is there a plan for Rio de Janeiro?
Gen. Braga Netto, interventor of Rio de Janeiro. Photo: ABr
Is there a plan for Rio de Janeiro?
Gen. Braga Netto, interventor of Rio de Janeiro. Photo: ABr

Named on February 16 as the person responsible for the federal security intervention in Rio de Janeiro, Army General Walter Braga Netto held a meeting on Tuesday with journalists to explain his plan for restoring normalcy to Brazil’s most famous city. The event turned out to be anything but a thorough explanation as to how the Armed Forces will successfully reclaim territories currently controlled by organized crime.

Over the course of a 25-minute presentation, Braga Netto displayed some...

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